Epidemiology of nodding syndrome in the Greater Mundri area, South Sudan: Prevalence, spatial pattern and environmental risk factors.

• Main Authors: Gasim Omer Elkhalifa Abd-Elfarag (Author), Lukudu Emmanuel (Author), Arthur W D Edridge (Author), Stella van Beers (Author), Mohamed B Sebit (Author), Michaël B van Hensbroek (Author), Ente J J Rood (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Nodding syndrome (NS) is a progressive neurological disease that has been described in several sub-Saharan African counties, but South Sudan is considered the most affected. However, knowledge about the exact burden and the epidemiological risk factors of NS in South S...